Social Responses to Large Technical Systems Control or Anticipation
This volume stems from the efforts of scholars who seek to understand the social dynamics of large technical systems. The purpose is to develop concepts and empirical knowledge concerning the dynamics of such systems, with particular emphasis on the processes ofcontrol and/or management in a variety...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1991, 1991
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1991 |
| Series: | NATO Science Series D:, Behavioural and Social Sciences
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Large Technical Systems, Real-life Experiments, and the Legitimation Trap of Technology Assessment: The Contribution of Science and Technology to Constituting Risk Perception
- The Governance of Large Technical Systems: The Case of Telecommunications
- The External Control of Large Technical Systems: Offshore Oil Production Safety and Health Regulation in Great Britain and Norway
- Facing the Collapse of the Washington Public Power Supply System
- Iran Air Flight 655 and the USS Vincennes: Complex, Large-scale Military Systems and the Failure of Control
- The Aviation Safety Commission: A Task Force Approach to the Evaluation of Large Technical Systems
- How Do We Treat Technical Uncertainty in Systems Failure? The Case of the Space Shuttle Challenger
- Notes Toward a Sociology of Supercomputing
- Reflections and Triangulation: Three Commentaries
- A View from Economic History
- A View from the Social Sciences
- Historical Overview
- Appendix Conference Agenda and List of Participants